Stratasys : Company that makes 3D Printers

Stratasys is an American 3D printing company that manufactures 3D printers
for personal and professional use, based on different technologies.Stratasys
invented FDM technology, and its stock is listed on the NASDAQ
under the name SSYS.

Stratasys' headquarters, one of the leaders in 3D Printing

The Stratasys Group combines many 3D Printing Technologies

Stratasys was founded in 1989 by S. Scott Crump. He got the idea for
additive manufacturing while building a toy for his daughter using
a glue gun with a mix of polyethylene and candle wax. He filed
a patent for fused deposit modelling (FDM)
and began to operate commercially in 1990.

FDM technology 3D printers had the most sales in 2003 and Stratasys
held 44% of the worldwide additive manufacturing systems market
in 2007.

In 2011, Stratasys acquired Solidscape, which makes 3D wax printers
for lost wax casting applications. In 2012, Stratasys merged with
Objet Geometries, the manufacturer of Polyjet and Multijet
3D printers.

In 2014, personal printer manufacturer FDM Makerbot announced that
Stratasys had purchased it for $403 million.

Paradoxically, Stratasys is both an inventor of 3D printing as well
asone of the sector's first companies to lose some of its key patents.
Its primary FDM manufacturing patent became public domain in 2009,
which enabled many players to develop FFF (fused filament fabrication)
3D printers. This is now the nameassociated to this technology
when it does not belong to Stratasys.

The Stratasys group Manufactures some of the Best-selling 3D Printers
in the World

Stratasys has developed a range of 3D printers for personal or professional
use. Among the most famous are:

Makerbot Replicator (FDM)

Mojo 3D printer (FDM)

uPrint 3D printer (FDM)

Objet30 3D printer (Polyjet)

Objet Eden 3D printers (Polyjet)

Objet Connex 1, 2 and 3 3D printers (Multijet)

3D Dimension Elite printers (FDM)

3D Fortus printers (FDM)

You can learn about the features of Stratasys 3D printers in our
professional 3D printer guide. They are used to prototype and
manufacture production parts for industry, aeronautics, dentistry
and for the medical industry in general.

The latest versions of Stratasys' FDM printers can print high-performance
materials, which is the case with their Fortus printers that can
perform 3D printing in materials such as:

ULTEM

PC-ABS

Nylon

PC-ISO (to make biocompatible parts)

These belong to the list of the various ABS plastics traditionally associated with FDM printing. Rather than
focusing on continually-improving 3D print resolution like many
of their competitors (by using a reduced layer
thickness), Stratasys' focus remains faithful to developing its products' usefulness,
reliability and the performance of materials.

The Stratasys Group is one of the Top Companies in 3D Printing

The Stratasys Inc. Group supported and played a significant role in
creating the worldwide 3D printing sector. It is one of the most
important companies in this sector today. With a market valuation
of several billion dollars, Stratasys is one of the top three 3D
printer manufacturers on the world stock markets along with 3D
Systems and Ex-one.Like other listed companiesin this sector, Stratasys
Inc. stock saw strong fluctuations at the end of 2014.

Involved in 3D printer manufacturing since its creation, the Group
also provides services related to these machines. Recently, Stratasys
purchased Econolyst, a specialised consulting firm in additive
manufacturing, to create its Stratasys Consulting department.